Using a Cricut with Worbla – Video

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The talented Downen Creative Studios has discovered that Worbla products can be cut using a Cricut – the trick is multiple cuts!

They put together these fantastic videos explaining the process and settings they use to cut Worbla products with their Cricut machine.

The first video covers Black Art and TranspArt: 
The second video covers Pearly Art and Kobracast Art

And this is a handy chart showing settings used for Worbla and other cosplay materials! Click to enlarge.

Easy Mold & Cast with Worbla’s Pearly Art – Video

If you’re creating a piece with a lot of details that are mirrored, it can be frustrating to make sure everything is even on both sides. Gladzy Kei needed a lot of matching designs for her armored Esmerelda design – so she’s shared her process of creating designs from pearly art, then using a simple 2-part mold putty to create molds to make duplicates. Check out the finished piece and her video process below!

How to Make a Pattern – Video

Making a Pattern by Aurore Cosplay
A great video explaining the basic process of making a pattern for a body part, such as an arm.


We have the rest of her tutorial series on the Making a Bracer page.

Valkyrie Studios shared this video process of patterning and building a breastplate from a dressform.

Making a Pattern by 519geeks
519geeks shared this video on making a pattern for your armor, explaining the process for a chest piece on a model.

There is a full writeup of the process here.

Introductions to Worbla – Video

Starting off we have one of the best introduction videos I have seen by Eric Heart, the Props Master at Triad Stage in North Carolina, who has a book on Prop Making that includes a section on thermoplastics (that you can see here).

This video includes information on working with Worbla’s Finest Art, molding over a form, basic shapes, heating and shaping options, as well as attaching multiple pieces. It also shows the process of creating a bull’s head over a positive mould.

But wait – there’s more!
These videos are some of the first that were created to talk about Worbla, while they’re older they still have a lot of information regarding the basics, so if you’re looking for other starting points, check these out!

How to Worbla: An Introduction by Aurore Cosplay
Discussing heating, shaping, and joining pieces of Worbla together, showing making small detailed pieces to add to larger armor, and how to sandwich Worbla and fun foam.

How to Create Worbla Armor: Coregeek Cosplay & Creations shared this video covering the sandwich method, foam details, rolled edges and shaping items like bracers.

Working with Worbla by Jillian Lynn
Another great video discussing the basics, then shows us Jillian working on a shoulder pauldron from League of Legends.